Errol Morris

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Errol Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American director. In 2003, The Guardian put him seventh in its list of the world's 40 best directors. As of 2010, Morris has won one Academy Award for Best Documentary Film.

Most Popular Errol Morris Trailers

Total trailers found: 59

The Pigeon Tunnel Trailer (2023)

20 October 2023

Academy Award winner Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le Carré.

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Trailer (2019)

24 January 2019

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs.

Chaos: The Manson Murders Trailer (2025)

06 March 2025

In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder.

The Only Girl in the Orchestra Trailer (2023)

09 November 2023

Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philarmonic, it was inevitable that she would become the focus of much interest and fascination.

Bride of the Orient Trailer (1989)

02 March 1989

After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own.

The Act of Killing Trailer (2012)

01 November 2012

After befriending documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various American film genres.

The Fog of War Trailer (2003)

26 October 2003

Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height of the Vietnam War.

The Thin Blue Line Trailer (1988)

28 August 1988

One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris.

They Were There Trailer (2011)

20 January 2011

What does it mean to be an IBMer? Every employee experiences the company in different ways, but the global impact IBM has made on business and society over the last 100 years gives us all a common framework.

A Brief History of Time Trailer (1991)

27 December 1991

Partly adapted from cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this in-depth documentary also presents Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer.

Life Itself Trailer (2014)

04 July 2014

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Trailer (1999)

29 December 1999

Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris investigates the case of a man who became an authority on capital punishment, but was discredited when he got involved on the wrong side of a court case.

Wormwood Trailer (2017)

01 September 2017

In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe Trailer (1980)

19 February 1980

Werner Herzog fulfills a bet he made with his assistant Errol Morris to inspire him to complete his first feature film, "Gates of Heaven".

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts Trailer (2007)

07 September 2007

Scott Hicks documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, who include Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar, and Martin Scorsese.

American Dharma Trailer (2019)

01 November 2019

A portrait of controversial Breitbart honcho and Donald Trump advisor, Stephen K. Bannon. In a wide ranging conversation spanning over 16 hours, documentarian Errol Morris questions Bannon on his background, belief system, his worldview, his current feelings on Donald Trump, and how filmmakers including Henry King, John Ford, and Orson Welles helped form part of Bannon’s understanding of the world.

My Psychedelic Love Story Trailer (2020)

22 October 2020

An examination of the notorious high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of his famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith.

The Look of Silence Trailer (2014)

11 September 2014

An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965.

Standard Operating Procedure Trailer (2008)

12 February 2008

Investigating the infamous Abu Ghraib scandal, Errol Morris interviews American guards and Iraqi prisoners who were at the military jail before images of prisoner torture emerged in 2004.

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Trailer (1997)

03 October 1997

Errol Morris interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals: a lion tamer shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener devotes a lifetime to shaping bears and giraffes out of hedges and trees; a man fascinated with hairless mole rats; and an MIT scientist who has designed complex, autonomous robots that can crawl like bugs.

Demon in the Freezer Trailer (2016)

17 May 2016

Errol Morris' "Demon in the Freezer" is a short 17-minute documentary about the stockpiles of the smallpox virus that remain stored for research purposes.

Tabloid Trailer (2011)

15 July 2011

One of America's top documentary filmmakers turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being accused of kidnapping a young Mormon missionary, restraining him in chains and raping him in 1977 England.

A Brief History of Errol Morris Trailer (1999)

01 September 1999

This film tells the fascinating story of one of the most critically acclaimed careers in independent documentary film making in recent cinema history.

The Dark Wind Trailer (1992)

15 May 1992

What begins as a Navajo officer's investigation into a prop plane crash on his Southwest reservation gives way to a drug smuggling ring and murder.

Gates of Heaven Trailer (1978)

01 October 1978

A showcase of workers in the animal burial industry while dealing with heavier existential questions regarding mortality and the afterlife.

Survivors Trailer (2008)

01 September 2008

Errol Morris gives voice to cancer survivors who beat the disease, and the loved ones of those who did not.

Benoît Mandelbrot, The Father of Fractals Trailer (2013)

17 November 2013

A short subject by Errol Morris on pioneering mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, who first described the mathematical concept of fractals.

Most Valuable Whatever Trailer (2015)

06 March 2015

How much would you pay for Ty Cobb’s dentures in an auction? Errol Morris’s final short for ESPN Films takes a look at the stranger side of sports memorabilia collecting with perspective from three very, very dedicated fans.

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography Trailer (2017)

30 June 2017

Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera.

The Unknown Known Trailer (2013)

29 August 2013

Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Leymah Gbowee: The Dream Trailer (2014)

09 October 2014

Through her activism to topple Liberia’s dictator, Leymah Gbowee was able to restore her own faith in humanity.

The Movie Movie (An Excerpt) Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

A documentary featuring Donald Trump discussing Citizen Kane.

Team Spirit Trailer (2012)

31 July 2012

Errol Morris short film on sports fans who take their love with them to the grave and beyond.

Being Mr. Met Trailer (2015)

05 March 2015

In Errol Morris’s fourth of six shorts for ESPN Films, we learn, through a former Mr. Met, what it’s like to be a mascot — to be beloved, but voiceless — and what happens to one’s identity when the time comes to take the suit off.

11 Excellent Reasons Not to Vote? Trailer (2012)

30 October 2012

Do we have reasons not to vote? How can we hear so much about the election, and not participate? If hope isn’t doing it, isn’t the fear of the other guy winning enough to brave the roads, the long lines?

Vernon, Florida Trailer (1981)

08 October 1981

Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida.

Separated Trailer (2024)

04 October 2024

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Errol Morris confronts one of the darkest chapters in recent American history: family separations.

The Umbrella Man Trailer (2011)

22 November 2011

On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Errol Morris explores the story behind the one man seen standing under an open black umbrella at the site.

Capturing Reality Trailer (2008)

01 November 2008

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre.

Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing' Trailer (2013)

25 November 2013

Directors Errol Morris and Werner Herzog describe and discuss the film The Act of Killing (2012).

It's Not Crazy, It's Sports Trailer (2015)

01 March 2015

A compilation of shorts directed by Errol Morris.

Gretchen Worden: The Mutter Museum Trailer (2001)

26 November 2001

Gretchen Worden oversees one of the strangest and creepiest collections in existence. As director of The Mutter Museum, she presides over preserved, mummified and mounted remains of human oddities.

The Streaker Trailer (2015)

04 March 2015

Errol Morris introduces us to the world's most prolific streaker.

November 22, 1963 Trailer (2013)

21 November 2013

Josiah “Tink” Thompson discusses the Kennedy assassination, the nature of truth and photographic evidence in this short film from director Errol Morris.

Chrome Trailer (2015)

06 March 2015

For Steve Coburn, California Chrome was a literal dream come true. In Errol Morris’s fifth of six shorts for ESPN Films, we meet the passionate owner of the horse who nearly became the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years.

Dennis Jakob Unplugged Trailer (2010)

03 September 2010

Short film featuring musings on film art with Dennis Jakob

The Heist Trailer (2015)

03 March 2015

Michael Jordan’s retired North Carolina jersey is stolen.

Lech Walesa: The Shipyard Trailer (2014)

09 October 2014

Lech Walesa, a shipyard worker and electrician in Soviet-bloc Poland, earned a reputation as an agitator and rabble-rouser in the 1970s for speaking out against Communist control of labor unions.

El Wingador Trailer (2012)

03 February 2012

The filmmaker Errol Morris explores the excessive eating habits of a five-time champion of the Philadelphia Wing Bowl.

The Subterranean Stadium Trailer (2015)

01 March 2015

Errol Morris takes us to a long-running basement electric football league.

Bob Geldof: The Moment Trailer (2014)

09 October 2014

Bob Geldof grew up listening to the radio on the outskirts of Dublin, where his loneliness and resentment of prescribed drudgery manifested itself in an all-consuming desire to escape.

National Bird Trailer (2016)

14 October 2016

Sonia Kennebeck takes on the controversial tactic of drone warfare, and demands accountability through the personal accounts—recollections, traumas, and responses—of three American military veterans whose lives have been shaken by the roles they played in this controversial method of attack.

67 Bombs to Enid Trailer (2025)

12 June 2025

From Executive Producer Errol Morris, 67 BOMBS TO ENID is an intimate, character-driven documentary about survivors of nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands who relocated to rural America.

Hotel New York Trailer (1984)

15 March 1984

A comedy about New York and its eccentric inhabitants. A French filmmaker comes to New York to show her film at MOMA.

Tune Out the Noise Trailer (2023)

21 October 2023

TUNE OUT THE NOISE is about a group of unlikely upstarts who crossed paths at the University of Chicago in the middle of the 20th century, just as computers were first being used to analyze data.

Enemies of the State Trailer (2021)

30 July 2021

From the outside, the DeHart’s were an All-American family. Parents Paul and Leann were U.S. Military members, and son Matt was obsessed with computers from an early age.

The Lure Trailer (2016)

13 November 2016

An eccentric millionaire hides $3 million of gold somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, luring thousands out on a wild treasure hunt in search of riches and redemption.

An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell Trailer (2016)

10 August 2016

Finding unexpected beauty in the discarded and decayed, photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed an oeuvre of work that has garnered international acclaim, graced the pages of National Geographic and over 20 published books, and has enlisted admirers such as Jonathan Safran Foer, Errol Morris and Stephen Jay Gould.

Nina & Irena Trailer (2023)

01 March 2023

On the verge of her 90th birthday, a grandmother reveals to her grandson the painful story of her sister's disappearance during the Holocaust and the survivor's guilt she carries.